National multistakeholder workshop on NETP development for The Gambia


ITU, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, organised the National Multi-stakeholder Workshop on National Emergency Telecommunication Plan (NETP) for the Gambia at Senegambia Hotel from 21 and 22 November 2024. The workshop was conducted in English and was open to all stakeholders in the Gambia.

Programme Agenda

20 November 2024

Time
(GMT+0)
Programme
7:00 – 8:55 Breakfast and attendance registration
8:55 – 9:00Introduction by Moderator
Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
9:00 – 9:30Welcome remarks and media coverage

Ms. Maritza Delgado, Telecommunications Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union
Honourable Minister / Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
9:30 – 10:30Session 1: NETP Draft Framework

Introductory information
Legislation and policy
Status
Identified gaps and issues
Actions
Questions and Clarifications
10:30 – 10:45Break
10:45 – 12:30Session 2: NETP Draft Framework

Vulnerability Analysis
Availability
Importance
Actions
Questions and Clarifications
12:30 – 13:30Session 3: NETP Draft Framework

Telecommunications Industry
Inventory
DR capabilities
Technology advances
Identified gaps and issues
Possible solutions
Actions
Questions and Clarifications
13:30 – 14:30Lunch
14:30 – 15:30Session 4: NETP Draft Framework

Early Warning Systems
Current status
Identified gaps and issues
Possible solutions
MHEWS
CAP
Cell broadcast
Actions
Questions and Clarifications
EW4ALL Checklist
15:30 – 16:00General discussions and wrap up and end of Day 1

21 November 2024

Time
(GMT+0)
Programme
7:00 – 9:00Breakfast and attendance registration
9:00 – 10:00Session 5: NETP Draft Framework

International Engagement
Status
Identified gaps and issues
Possible solutions
Actions
Questions and Clarifications
10:00 – 11:00Session 6: NETP Draft Framework

EOC and SOP
Status
Identified gaps and issues
Actions
Questions and Clarifications
11:00 – 11:30Break
11:30 – 13:30Session 7: NETP Draft Framework

Other DRM Issues
Accessibility
Recovery
Actions
Questions and Clarifications
Summary of output
Next steps
13:30 – 14:30Lunch
14:30 – 15:00Wrap up and end of session

International Telecommunication Union
Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy